Relativity - A Graphic Guide

div>b>A superlative, fascinating graphic account of Albert Einstein''s strange world and how his legacy has been built upon since./b>/div>It is now more than a century since Einstein''s theories of Special and General Relativity began to revolutionise our view of the universe. Beginning near the speed of light and proceeding to explorations of space-time and curved spaces, i>Introducing Relativity/i> plots a visually accessible course through the thought experiments that have given shape to contemporary physics.div>br>/div>div>Scientists from Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking add their unique contributions to this story, as we encounter Einstein''s astounding vision of gravity as the curvature of space-time and arrive at the breathtakingly beautiful field equations. Einstein''s legacy is reviewed in the most advanced frontiers of physics today - black holes, gravitational waves, the accelerating universe and string theory./div>

Product details

• Authors: Basset, Bruce Basset, Bruc Bassett, Bruce Bassett, Bassett Bruce, Edney, Ralph Edney
• Assisted by: Ralph Edney (Illustration), Ralph Edney (Editor), Edney Ralph (Editor)
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.02.2009
• EAN: 9781848310575
• ISBN: 978-1-84831-057-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 120 mm x 165 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Introducing . . .; Introducing...
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; STUDY AIDS / General, MATHEMATICS / General, SCIENCE / Astronomy, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction, SCIENCE / Astrophysics & Space Science, ANF:Science, Graphic Guides: Theories, Graphic Guides: Science, SCIENCE / Physics, Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides